Winter Fresh II/ With Edit

Really nice forest scene Chris, the comp is wonderful. It may be personal preference, but I would brighten the snow at least another half stop (or more), it looks somewhat dull (brownish), at least on my monitor.

As I've stated many times on this forum I'm a b&w guy at heart and this looks like a textbook b&w winter scene to me. Bump the white just a bit as Zach mentioned.

Okay, here's a brightened up version. I can see a black and white here too, but I'm partial to the color in the bark of these ponderosa pine.

Chris

Beautiful. Very strong graphically with those nice brown trunks.

- Dan.

Beautiful image Chris. I like the exposure in the repost much better

Beautiful. Different trees, but reminds me of some of Bev DooLittle's work....now where are the hidden painted horses and warriors....good re-post. the snow looked dark on my screen, too. keep the browns...don't go BW. Bev has had a lot of luck with those browns...you should look at her paintings.

This is neat. I like both versions just fine.

Image is excellent and I see no real difference in the second version. The very heavy border bugs me though- maybe keep it to the same width of the strongest tree? Beautiful detail, nice work!

Man, the thumbnail just grabbed me instantly. Very strong compostion with just the right amount of white "base" on the bottom: and the big verion has great details. Colors are indeed nice, but would also be wonderful in B&W.

What a great dump of snow Chris. Love the graphic lines of the trees set against the white.

Chris,

Yet another excellent winter capture from Yosemite. I thought the whites and color cast looked great in the original, but the repost is excellent as well. I too like that you kept the color and it looks like you're still holding some detail in the bark. this looks like the spot we stopped at back in January, on Northside drive?

Great stuff Chris.

Lon

Excellent, Chris! I like that you have a little color in there.

Simply beautiful. I would probably stick with the first post.

Sweet! Great winter scene, Chris. I also thought the whites were fine in the original. And id definitely stick with color here--the contrasts are excellent here.

Beautiful. Another wonderful winter scene Chris. Both versions look ok to me. I like this in color too. Lucy is right, this does have a Bev Doolittle look to it. Nice work, Chris.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

This is great, the repost slightly better, love the color of the trees against the snow. The titled tree in the center makes this unique and visually interesting.

Chris ,beautiful shot, so wonderfully decked out in winters finest!

You are crankin' some superb work out, Chris! The color of the trunks against the white snow absolutely makes this an outstanding shot.

Very nice, Chris. I, too, like the way the pines stand out from the rest of the scene. Very effective composition, also.

Fantastic Chris, I prefer the 2nd version. Very inspiring well done. Hope things are going well, I am working some long hours wish I could have made it.

I love the color contrast (brown bark/white snow) in this one. Well composed.

I should have mentioned, Chris, that I do like the subtle browns in the tree trunks against the white branches so I totally understand leaving this in color. I'm just always looking for great b&w landscape images - just aren't enough of 'em these days imo.

Fantastic, Chris. Love the wonderful lines of the ponderosas set against the snowy white. Second post nails it. Stunning work without a doubt.

I like both versions, Chris, maybe the darker first one is a bit more mystic, what fits in well with the scene. The barks are essential elements, you show their texture in a fine way. A pleasant shot!

Peter